Brann's Ultimate Companion Guide to Delves in the War Within Season 1

Brann Bronzebeard will be your companion NPC in The War Within Season 1. He will automatically join your run when you are alone or in a group of 4 players However, he will not join when you have a full party. Your companion grows in power and gains Experience as you clear more delves. You can set him up as a healer or a DPS.

When you interact with the Explorers' League Supplies at the beginning of each delve or at any checkpoint or bring up the Delves tab by pressing "H", you can set Brann's role to either Damage Dealer or Healer. Think of this as specializations for your companion. Brann gains access to unique abilities in each role, which are unlocked as his level increases.

The Damage Dealer role focuses primarily on dealing damage. It is Brann's DPS specialization.

In the DPS role, Brann will gain access to the following abilities:

• Steel Traps — Brann hurls steel traps that snap shut on the first enemy that approaches, wounding them for moderate Physical damage instantly and additional Bleed damage over time. (25 second cooldown)
• Gryphadin's Battle Harness — After any player uses a major cooldown ability, Brann summons his loyal gryphon companion to bombard nearby enemies for significant damage every 1 second for 10 seconds. Can only occur once every minute.
• Trusty Whip — Brann uses his whip to lash the enemy, interrupting enemy spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 3 seconds.
• Brann's Epic Egg — Brann summons a devilsaur egg. Hopefully it hatches. (Instant, 1.5 minute recharge)
• Gathering Tools — Brann uses his gathering tools to help players find additional gold, ore, herbs, fish, leathers, and treasures.
• Ice Trap — After 3 or more enemies attack a player, Brann will hurl an ice trap at them, reducing their movement speed by 50% and occasionally freezing them in place for 3 seconds. Trap lasts for 15 seconds. (Instant, 1 minute cooldown)
• Kill Shot — Brann will finish off wounded targets, executing enemies that have less than 30% health. The health threshold for this effect is reduced to 5% for boss creatures. (Instant, 1 minute cooldown)
• Ancient Weapon Oil — Brann temporarily enchants a nearby player's weapon for 10 seconds, causing their spells and abilities to deal additional damage as fire, provided they remain in combat. When the enchantment is removed, the effect jumps to a nearby ally.
• Monkey Leash — Your spells and abilities have a chance to call Brann's pet monkey, Glibb, to your side for 15 seconds, bananas in hand.
  • Aspect of the Monkey — Glibb's presence empowers you, increasing Speed, Avoidance, and Leech by 100.
  • Bad Monkey — Glibb throws a temper tantrum, inflicting tremendous Physical damage to nearby enemies with a chance to stun them for 3 seconds.
  • Explorer's Ammunition Journal — Brann's combat mastery grants him 5% increased damage done by his spells and abilities.

The Healer role focuses on healing, but Brann still does some damage, but the output is not as high as in the Combat role.

Brann gains access to the following abilities when in the Healing role:

• Dwarven Medicine — Brann throws healing potions near injured players that restore a moderate amount of health upon walking through them. (Instant, 25 second cooldown)
• Relic of Uldum — Brann brandishes a powerful ancient relic that radiates Holy energy, healing allies for a tremendous amount every 1 second for 20 seconds.
• Thirty Yards of Rope — Brann throws his rope to free players from stuns, bonds, and snares, and grants immunity to all such effects for 4 seconds. (Instant, 30 second cooldown)
• Brann's Epic Egg — Brann summons a devilsaur egg. Hopefully it hatches. (Instant, 1.5 minute recharge)
• Gathering Tools — Brann uses his gathering tools to help players find additional gold, ore, herbs, fish, leathers, and treasures.
• Cleansing Salve — Brann cures an infected player, removing all Poison and Disease effects or purges an enemy target, removing 1 beneficial magic effect. (Instant, 1 minute cooldown)
• Emergency Supplies — When any player falls below 30% health, Brann will instantly heal them for 25% of their maximum health. Can only occur once every 3 minutes.
• Aegis of Ironforge — Brann hurls a shield at all players, reducing their damage taken by 20% and preventing loss of control effects for 12 seconds.
• Aspect of the Monkey — Glibb's presence empowers you, increasing Speed, Avoidance, and Leech by 100.
• Bad Monkey — Glibb throws a temper tantrum, inflicting tremendous Physical damage to nearby enemies with a chance to stun them for 3 seconds.
• Explorer's Ammunition Journal — Brann's combat mastery grants him 5% increased damage done by his spells and abilities.
• Explorer's Medical Journal — Brann's combat mastery grants him 5% increased healing done by his spells and abilities.

Curios are special items looted from chests at the end of a successful delve run. They further improve Brann's combat capabilities.

Curios have four ranks, and you can improve the rank of a curio by looting the same curio at a higher rank.

The following Combat Curios are available in Season 1:

• Idol of Final Will — During combat, Brann designates a player to guide his shot for 4 seconds before firing towards their location and dealing tremendous Physical damage to the first two enemies hit.
• Idol of the Earthmother — Brann's spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the idol, shielding an injured player for 70% of their missing health.
• Light-Touched Idol — When any player uses a defensive ability with a cooldown of 30 seconds or longer, the idol activates and heals them for 4% of their maximum health every 1 second for 10 seconds.
• Porcelain Arrowhead Idol — Brann's spells and abilities have a chance to weaken enemies, increasing the chance to critically strike them by 80% for 5 seconds.
• Rage-Filled Idol — Brann enters an intense rage while in combat, periodically increasing his damage by 5% every 2.5 seconds for 10 seconds. Brann also suffers 3% of his maximum health in damage every 1 second while this effect lasts.li>
• Unbreakable Iron Idol — When any player's health falls below 40% health during combat, the idol awakens, dealing moderate Physical damage to nearby enemies and taunting them for 10 seconds. Can only occur every 2 minutes

The following Utility Curios are available in Season 1:

• Amorphous Relic — Upon entering combat, players gain either Massive or Miniature until combat ends. Massive increases your size by 20%, maximum health by 25%, and damage and healing done by 20%. Miniature reduces your size by 20%, increases movement speed by 25%, and your Haste by 20%.
• Lifeless Necrotic Relic — The idol draws upon unholy energy to prevent fatal damage on players, instead healing them for an amount equal to 100% of their maximum health and turning them Undead. While Undead, they cannot be healed, lose 5% of their maximum health every 1 second, and gain 12% damage and healing done.
• Olden Seeker Relic — When Brann uses Gathering Tools, there is a 50% chance to unearth up to 2 powerful artifacts that grant your party a powerful Boon.
• Relicblood of Zekvir — Randomly while in combat, a bloodbeast will attach itself to Brann, periodically launching morsels of itself near players, granting Bloodstained Blessing upon walking through them. Bloodstained Blessing increases damage and healing done by 4% and reduces maximum health by 1% for 1 minute.
• Relic of Sentience — When a Steel Trap is activated, there is a chance for Brann to throw an additional Trap (Combat) / When Dwarven Medicine is consumed, there is a chance for Brann to throw an additional potion.
• Streamlined Relic — While out of combat, the party's movement speed is increased by 60%. Upon entering combat, the party's Haste is increased by 60% for 20 seconds.
• Time Lost Relic — Brann's spell and abilities have a chance to create bursts of energy, warping the flow of time for all nearby units by 30% for 20 seconds. Casting, movements, periodic effects, cooldowns, and attack speeds are affected while time warped.

When doing Delves, maximizing Brann's DPS is essential to efficiently killing enemies. Below are some steps to help you improve Brann's effectiveness in combat.

Brann's strength scales directly with your item level. Players have noticed a significant boost in Brann's power when reaching an item level of around 595, allowing him to kill enemies much quicker.

Curios play an important role in enhancing Brann's DPS. Combinations like Porcelain Arrowhead Idol and Amorphous Relic will significantly increase Brann's DPS. Experimenting with different combos of curios may yield even more powerful setups, so feel free to try out various options to find what works best for you.

In addition to maximizing DPS, timing interrupts is key to maintaining control during fights. Therefore, tracking Brann's interrupt is crucial and helps you avoid wasting your own. You can find it here .

Delves are bite-sized, role-agnostic replayable world instances that allow you to engage in quick yet rewarding adventures. For more details, check out our general Delves guide!